HomeMy WebLinkAbout2008-05-06 Council Work Session MINUTES
OF THE WORK SESSION OF THE
EDINA CITY COUNCIL AND
EDINA TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
HELD AT CITY HALL
MAY 6, 2008
5:00 P.M.
Mayor Hovland called the meeting to order at 5:08 p.m. in the Community Room of City Hall.
Answering rollcall were: Members Bennett, Housh, Masica, Swenson and Mayor Hovland.
Members of the Edina Transportation Commissioners present: Commissioners Bonneville,
Brown, Mooty, Plante, Wanninger, White, Workinger, and Usem. Staff present included:
Gordon Hughes, City Manager; Heather Worthington, Assistant City Manager; Ceil Smith,
Assistant to City Manager; Wayne Houle, City Engineer; Jack Sullivan, Assistant City
Engineer; Debra Mangen, City Clerk; and Jane Timm, Deputy City Clerk.
Mayor Hovland said the meeting was an opportunity to explore issues of mutual concern
between the Commission and the Council. Edina Transportation Commission Chair
Workinger said the Commission welcomed the opportunity to explore ideas of how to improve
the process, to look at what the Commission does and develop ideas to better serve the
community. Chair Workinger noted that the Commission's new vice chair was Commissioner
White. Chair Workinger stated the Citizen Advisory Committee, chaired by Commissioner
Brown, for the Greater Cornelia Area Study has temporarily suspended work until obtaining
further Council direction. Continuing, he expressed the Commission's disappointment with
the decision to eliminate the traffic safety elements contained in the Northeast Edina Traffic
Study from the Country Club reconstruction project. Commissioner Wanniger suggested that
instead of a processing issue, there was a governance issue. The Council acknowledged the
concerns of the Commission and pointed out that many citizens came together regarding the
proposed traffic safety improvements from the Northeast Traffic Study Area and the
compromise had been developed by the citizens.
The Council and Commission discussed the process that was followed for the Northeast
Edina Traffic Study, what had been followed to date for the Greater Cornelia Area Study and
how to move forward with the Greater Cornelia Area Study. The City Council indicated a
desire that all meetings of the Commission or Citizens Advisory Committee allow for a time of
public comment and that a survey of Study area residents be made to determine resident
support for certain specific elements such as on-street parking and bike lanes. The Edina
Transportation Commission and Citizens Advisory Committee will continue their work, the
neighborhood will be surveyed and the Council will hold a public hearing in addition to any
hearings held at the Commission level.
Mayor Hovland declared the meeting adjourned at 6:45 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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Debra A. Mangen,, ity Clerk
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